Four pitches into Sonjanikka, a multipitch sea cliff route that Kate Ayres and I are climbing as a team, we take a lunch break high on a ledge. I took the opportunity to talk to Kate about how she became a mountain guide, and what the job involves...
Read MoreWe are at 5000 feet and Victoria and Rebecca Bradley are sitting by the open back doors of a small aeroplane. We climb sharply, and in a matter of seconds with a grin and a fist bump, they are gone. I’m alone with the pilot, who aims for home at a plummeting pace. He tells me I won’t see the skydivers, they have already dropped 2.5 miles back to solid ground...
Read MoreSuilven is an imposing sharks fin of a ridge that dominates the otherwise flat landscape in Assynt, Scotland. Choose your adventure, walk, run, or scramble to summit the ridge...
Read MoreThe Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides has it all, from dramatic sea cliffs and white sandy beaches to rugged mountains and mysterious standing stones. Explore this remote and beautiful island...
Read More"Search and rescue is a year-round role, it’s a full time activity. I have to juggle to fit it with the rest of life. In winter when the dog is on duty, you take 24 hour shifts with a beeper system. On those days you have to be able to get in a car or a helicopter and go. If you’re in the supermarket shopping, you just have to run...."
Read MoreFjord is a big floppy Flat Coated Retriever, he’s the most loving dog, very adaptable, very faithful. He’s stubborn, playful and mischievous, very powerful - good all round qualities for a search and rescue dog...
Read MoreWherever you're planning your adventure there are likely to be qualified guides whose expertise can help you get the most out of your trip. Mountain guides, Kate Ayres and Kim Jackson outline five reasons to hire a guide...
Read MoreSarah Rixham has walked some of the longest highlines in the world, seeking out adventurous lines in remote places...
Read More"Warning! The High Peak Marathon can test a competitor’s fitness, endurance and navigational skills to their limit." Meet Beauties and the Bog, the women's fell running team training for an overnight ultramarathon...
Read MoreIt’s hard to comprehend the enormity of a round the world trip - taking four and a half years and covering 25,000 miles, Dare to Do is Sarah Outen’s account of kayaking, cycling, and rowing around the world...
Read MoreOur pick of Sidetracked Volume 7 - Mayan Smith-Gobat & Ines Papert: Riders on the Storm...
Read MoreThe Women in Adventure film competition is back! View the entries and vote for the People's Choice...
Read MoreWomen on the Edge - A panel of five female explorers share their tips on adventurous travel, and how they manage adventure and a career...
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